Mexican Side Dish Help! (mrstjohnson)

I saw a recipe for Jicama Slaw that was awesome on Semi homemade....  Light and crunchy with a citrus tang, I am planning on making it for the Thanksgiving potluck we will do at the shows...

Bonita of Bwana

dunno if it will keep but you can make some sopapillas....fried quartered flour tortillas sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. They're YUMMY.

OH thought of something else...FIDEO! Noodle soup type thing...you should be able to find good recipes online. It's keep in a crock pot I should think....my Mom made it in tomatoe sauce with oregano and cilantro  and other stuff when I was little...it was GOOD.

eta: can I just say...I love my food heritage...all of it...LOL.

Would a big ol pot of queso be too much of a copout?  I know whenever we have luncheons here at my work, someone always brings queso and it is the first thing people go for.  Perfect thing for a crock pot too!  You could add a little ground beef if you want something extra in it.  And don't forget the chips.

Maybe a mexican style salad with cheese, corn and some beans thrown in a maybe even some tortilla strips.  Or sauteed veggies that would go well with fajitas...queso is always good although that may be considered an appetizer.  Tortilla soup.  Just a few idea that come to mind.     

A seven layer dip is always popular.  The one with refried beans, sour cream, black olives, green onions, cheddar cheese, guacamole and salsa. 

Thanks everyone! 

 Yeah - appetizers were already taken and specifically the queso and 7 layer dip (which are usually my defaults).  The soups sound great and would definitely work with the crock pot, but I don't know if there will be bowls (although the dish needs to serve 10+, there will be around 100 people there).  I have to make it ahead of time (night before) so I don't think I could do the fried stuff although I might make it for dessert tonight!!!  The salad and coleslaw sound good - checking out the coleslaw recipe online now.  What kind of dressing would you put on the salad?  Ranch?

On a salad I would do ranch, a creamy chipotle dressing or even catalina.  If it were me, I would probably go to the store and see what they have and pick something I thought looked fitting and tasty.  :)

I do a monthly supper club with friends and here in Texas, the mexican theme gets used pretty often so I have seen all different types of dressings and mexican style salads come along and no one has ever complained!

I pulled out my little recipe book, and a few possibilites are:

- taco stuffed mushrooms
- nacho bacho
- buffalo style chicken nachos
- chicken empanadas
- festive taco cups
- tortilla roll-ups
- tortilla pizzettes

let me know if you want any of the recipes for those and i will post them :)

mrstjohnson

The salad and coleslaw sound good - checking out the coleslaw recipe online now.  What kind of dressing would you put on the salad?  Ranch?

They have a coleslaw dressing in the refrigerated salad dressing section now. It's yummy!! I haven't made this, but thought it looked interesting. Not sure about the pineapple, but it was from Guy's Big Bite show and received 5 stars from 76 reviews.  It says it serves 6-8. Fortunately, none of the ingredients are expensive.

Ingredients

 What about salsa? A nice, fresh pico de gallo is always well received, easy to make, and even tastier after sitting a few hours or overnight. Chop up a few tomatoes, 1 medium-small onion, a couple of jalapenos, add a dash of salt, some chopped (scissored) cilantro, a hefty bit of lime juice, and drain some of the water off if you so desire. The only thing I don't like about this recipe is it's somewhat time-intensive because of all the chopping.

You can also take a nice pico de gallo type of salsa and toss in a can of drained/rinsed black beans and a can of Mexi-corn - serve it with tortilla chips.

Joyce

Not "authentic" mexican, but Frito salad is always a popular one at our church potlucks. Fritos corn chips, beans, lettuce, and Catalina dressing. Just mix it up (dressing & all) & chill in the fridge. It's actually better after about about a day in the fridge.

Or what about Spanish rice? Pretty easy & a million good recipies floating around the internet.